Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aswan Egypt Beyond the iconic Pyramids of Giza, lies a hidden gem that whispers tales of ancient civilizations – Elephantine ...

A recent open-access study published in Archaeometry unveils the first direct evidence of arsenical bronze production on Elephantine Island, Aswan, dating to Egypt's Middle Kingdom (c. 2000–1650 BCE).

At the level of place, Elephantine is easy to read: water on all sides, with the island lying in the river opposite Assuan. It belongs to the larger archaeological landscape of the First Cataract, ...

The origin of Elephantine Island’s name remains murky. Some spy the mammal in its hulking granite rocks, or conjure the specter of some long-extinct herd. Others point to the lucrative ivory trade it ...

Though the artifact containing the curse was discovered in 1925, researchers have a new interpretation of its contents: “[Here] we have firsthand proof that such priestesses existed in Jewish temples.

A Swiss excavation mission led by Swiss archaeologist Cornelius Pilgrim unearthed two headless statues and an offering stele during excavation works within the vicinity of Khnum temple on the Nile ...